Arrondissements of the Vendée department
The 3 arrondissements of the Vendée department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, (subprefecture: Fontenay-le-Comte) with 110 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 141,620 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon, (prefecture of the Vendée department: La Roche-sur-Yon) with 77 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 293,895 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne, (subprefecture: Les Sables-d'Olonne) with 71 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 235,082 in 2016.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Fontenay-le-Comte, Montaigu and Les Sables-d'Olonne were established. La Roche-sur-Yon replaced Fontenay-le-Comte as prefecture in 1804. Fontenay-le-Comte replaced Montaigu as subprefecture in 1811.[5]
The borders of the arrondissements of Vendée were modified in January 2017, when 11 communes from the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon were transferred to the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte and eight communes from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne moved to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.[6]
In January 2019 the commune Landeronde passed from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Fontenay-le-Comte (851)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Arrondissement de la Roche-sur-Yon (852)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Arrondissement des Sables-d'Olonne (853)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ Historique de la Vendée
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 25 October 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 7 September 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
